Corner-fastening for boxes.



A. J. HODGB.

CORNER FASTBNING FOR BOXES. APPLmATIoN FILED JULY z, 190e. BBNEWED DEO.19; 1910.

fm/mhz' A una v scar UNITED *STATES PATENT OFFICE ARTHUR J. I-IODGE, OFPASADENA, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO ILLINOISRAWHIDE BOX CO., 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

CORNER-FASTENING FOR BOXES.

Application filed July 2, 1908, Serial No. 441,579.

Specification ofiLetters Patent. Patented Allg. 15, 1911.

Renewed December 19, 1910. Serial No. 598,165.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR J. IJIODGE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pasadena, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements inCorner-Fastenings for Boxes, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to a corner fastening adapted for use upon boxesconstructed with stiening rails along the edges. As these rails providethe main strength of the box it is extremely desirable that they shouldbe securely fastened together and the present fastening is designed toform a strong and durable connection between the three stiifening railsmeeting at each corner.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspeciiication:-Figure 1,- is a plan view of the fastening in its rststage of application to a box corner. Fig. 2,- is an edge view of thesame.. Fig. 3,- is a perspective view from the inside of the box showingthe fastening applied. Fig. 4,- is a similar view from the outside ofthe box.

The fastening is preferably stamped from a sheet of metal, such as softsheet steel, in the general configuration shown in Figs. l and 2. Thebody portion 5 is composed essentially of two elongated portions placedat an angle to each other and designed to cover the two horizontal rails6; the lateral edges of these portions are irregularly shaped andprovided with engaging teeth 7 which are driven into the molder rails 6and 8 when the fastening is bent over the box corner as shown in Figs. 3and 4. Teeth 9 are also stamped out of body 5, leaving apertures l0,these teeth being driven into the tops of rails 6 as indicated inFig. 1. These teeth hold the 'fastener in place and prevent it fromslipping while teeth 7 are being forced into the rails. At the outsidecorner of the fastening projections 11 are left which are bent aroundthe outside corner of the rails as shown in Fig. 4.

From the foregoing description it is evident that a fastening has beenprovided which is simple and durable and easy of application. In boxesand crates of the general character described the stifening Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Patents, y

Washington, D. C.

rails are comparatively small so that the use of rails or screws tofasten them together would cause splitting of the wood and generalweakness of the box. The present fastening has no such disadvantages asthe teeth entering the wood are thin and are spaced so as to not followthe longitudinal grain of the wood as shown in Fig. 4.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is l. A corner fastening for boxes and the like,comprising a single piece of sheet metal formed into a right angle andadapted for placement at the corner of a box, the edges of said anglebeing bent downwardly at right angles thereto, an attaching prong formedin the body of each leg of the angle, and means formed on the edges foratt-aching the angle to a box.

2. A corner fastening for boxes and the like, comprising a single pieceof sheet metal formed into a right angle, and adapted for placement atthe corner of a box, the edges of said angle being bent downwardly atright angles thereto, means formed on the edges for attaching the angleto the inner and outer faces of the box sides adjacent the cornerthereof, and an attaching prong formed on each leg of the angle, saidprongs adapted to maintain the angle in proper relation to the boxcorner before the edges of the angle are bent downwardly.

3. A corner fastening for boxes and the like, comprising a single pieceof sheet metal formed into a right angle and adapted for placement atthe corner of a box, the parallel edges of each leg of the angle be ingbent downwardly and at right angles thereto so as to embrace the innerand outer vertical faces of a box, and a plurality of attaching prongsformed on said edges and gdapted to enter the vertical faces of the Inwitness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my namethis 19th day of June, 1908.

ARTHUR J. I-IODGE.

